Pantone Tarts
What is better than combining your love of design with your love of food? No, really I am asking! These Pantone tarts on Anthology Magazine do just this in the most delectable and aesthetically-pleasing way.
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How-To: DIY Designer Notebooks
Love the look of designer notebooks, but not the price? Check out these DIY designer notebooks by Monica at Our Designed Life, and see how she made her own for a fraction of the cost! More: HOW TO – Paint Chip Notebook @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Staple-Free Matchbook Notebooks @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Moleskine Cover @Craftzine.com blog
Open Source Speakers find Homes in Mason Jars
Sarah Pease borrows from David A. Mellis’ open source speaker design and mates it with mason jars as enclosures. They not only have a great look, but different sizes and types of jars can be swapped out to create different sound signatures.
Flapping Wings Kinetic Rings
Metalsmith and jewelry maker Dukno Yoon makes these amazing kinetic rings with feather “wings” that move when the wearer bends the finger donning the ring. Watching the animated GIFs is decidedly mesmerizing. [via Colossal]
Sketch and Print in 3D from Android
Folks over at House4Hack in Johannesburg are developing an app, called Paint3D, that will allow you to sketch and print directly to a 3D printer from your Android device. Their app allows you to create an extruded polygon mesh that’s then converted to GCode, stored on an SD card, and fed to the printer. Their goal is to create an easy to use 3D tool that does everything from the Android device.
How-To: Pantone Chip Light Fixture
This IKEA hack from Lilia in Canada gets the design nerd in me all kinds of excited. Using a PS Maskros Pendant lamp as a base, she got crafty with her glue gun and a stack of Pantone paint chips. Get her tips on making it work over on on IKEA Hacker. More: Pantone Chip […]
DIY: Paint a Skateboard Deck
Nothing more precious than a father-daughter team creating skateboard art together. Read how Jen’s husband at Hey! Jen Renee and his 5-year-old daughter, “Lotus,” put together this sweet pop-art skateboard deck that they will hang on Lotus’s bedroom wall.